Table 1 Root system growth of A. sinensis from different soil microenvironments

0.77 ± 0.09 a

2.94 ± 0.85 a

7.86 ± 1.66 a

6.94 ± 1.64 a

11.14 ± 2.34 a

0.63 ± 0.18 a

0.88 ± 0.25 b

5.12 ± 0.88 b

1.72 ± 0.80 b

7.65 ± 0.70 bc

0.48 ± 0.15 b

1.30 ± 0.62 b

6.14 ± 1.13 b

5.98 ± 2.01 ab

10.36 ± 1.13 c

0.46 ± 0.19 b

0.36 ± 0.05 b

3.01 ± 0.74 c

1.00 ± 0.00 b

9.01 ± 0.79 b